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Saturday

NOTRE DAME (-18½) over Temple: Notre Dame is coming off a four-win season and needs a confidence-building win to open 2017. Temple fills the bill as the Owls return just 10 starters and also have a new head coach. The Owls also are breaking in a new starting quarterback, who will be making his first career college start in this game at South Bend, Ind. We feel the Fighting Irish will be one of the most improved teams this year, and they have covered the spread in their past three home openers.

Kentucky (-10¹/₂) over SOUTHERN MISS: Kentucky led Southern Miss 35-10 late in the second quarter in last year’s opener, but then allowed 34 unanswered points and lost. That puts the Wildcats in revenge mode. Southern Miss is replacing a four-year starter in Nick Mullens, who was the school’s career leader in passing yards. Kentucky is the more experienced team entering the season. The Wildcats are 8-2 against the spread in their first true road game of the season, while the Golden Eagles are just 1-6 against the spread in home openers.